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This family-run property offers a unique stay in individually-designed rooms, each with delightful period features and tremendous character. Rich colours, luxurious furnishings, artefacts and artwork adorn the interiors, whilst explorative grounds combine woods, parkland and beautiful landscaped gardens. It offers an authentic experience where you are personal guests of the owners themselves.

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Just an hour from Dublin, this stately 12th-century castle hotel in Ireland stands at the foot of a beech tree-lined drive, boasting high stone walls and tall crenellated turrets. Surrounded by rolling fields, the parkland estate features a large golf course amongst manicured lawns and gardens. Beautifully-styled interiors offer various luxury accommodation and restaurant options.

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Lough Rynn Castle is an elegant Irish castle hotel in a secluded setting on the shores of Lough Rynn. Surrounded by 300 acres of magnificent scenery and ancient forests, the castle retains much of its original charm and splendour. The bedrooms combine a traditional look and antique furnishings with modern comforts, like air conditioning. The AA Rosette award-winning restaurant offers a fine-dining experience, using locally-sourced, fresh, seasonal produce.

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Thornbury Castle Hotel resonates with history. But step behind the heavy oak doors and you'll find a magnificent castle stay with roaring fires, delicious modern cuisine and sumptuous bedchambers. Thornbury Castle has the claim of being visited by Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Today, the 500 year-old castle with its beautiful oriel windows, Tudor hall and historic parkland is a place of tranquillity, with easy access from London. There has even been a vineyard within the castle walls for over 500 years, from which Thornbury Castle wine is still produced.

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Tulloch Castle Hotel dates from the 12th century, when first the Bains and later the Clan Davidson laid claim to its lands. This Scottish castle hotel is located at an imposing position, with highland views spread out like an open atlas; it is on the edge of the bustling market town of Dingwall, and just 15 miles north of Inverness. Tulloch Castle continues to stand proud as a magnificent fortress, with a ready welcome for travellers from all walks of life.

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Located 90 minutes form London, surrounded by beautiful English countryside, Amberley Castle offers luxury castle stays steeped in over 900 years of history. Within its Medieval walls lies a picturesque retreat which seamlessly blends ancient architecture and history with modern design and contemporary cuisine, cooked to the highest standards.